Hi there,
For each .fti icon file you will need a corresponding .ftr file. These ftr files should go in /usr/lib/filetype/install/ and the fti files should go in /usr/lib/filetype/install/iconlib/. Here is my firefox ftr for example:
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TYPE firefoxExecutable
SUPERTYPE Executable
MATCH tag == 770069;
LEGEND web browser
CMD OPEN /usr/nekoware/bin/firefox
CMD DROP /usr/nekoware/bin/firefox $SELECTED
ICON {
if (opened) {
include("../iconlib/generic.exec.open.fti");
} else {
include("../iconlib/generic.exec.closed.fti");
}
include("/usr/lib/filetype/install/iconlib/firefox.fti"):
}
Things to take note of:
Obviously replace the firefox part of "firefoxExecutable" with the correct name for a given app. If it were a script instead of an executable you'd write that instead.
Supertype: Either executable or script
Match tag numbers: First go to the directory of the executable/script that you want to give an icon, and check to see if it has a match number already. Use the command tag -q myapp to do this. Usually developers are supposed to tag their stuff and you should not use a number that has already been taken by another program, but it's not like there are a ton of apps on irix, and the chances of picking a random number that has already been used is small. I used "tag 770069 firefox" to give firefox that match number as you can see. Also make sure not to forget this guy at the end of the number --->
;
Legend: what you type here is the description you get when you right-click > Get Info. A short description of the program.
The last part of the .ftr is self-explanatory. This is a bare-bones ftr, they can have more funtionality besides drag & drop added to them.
Once you have your fti & ftr files in place change directory to /usr/lib/filetype and make sure you're a super user (type su, and then give root password). Enter "make -u". After it has finished doing its thing, log out and then log back in. If everything was setup correctly your programs should now have shiny new icons.
Aterm, deerpark, firefox, and xchat. FTR files not included.
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